Historical Events In 1976

Aug 09   Clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 mins, WI v Glamorgan on this day in history.  

Aug 09   In the year 1976 jose Lezama Lima, Cuban poet/novelist, dies at 65  

Aug 09   On this day in history uSSR launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth  

Aug 10   In the year 1976 bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies  

Aug 11   Keith Moon, drummer for the Who, collapses and is hospitalized in Miami in the year 1976.  

Aug 12   First approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies in the year 1976.  

Aug 13   An HU-16 Albatross, the Navy's last operational seaplane made its final water landing in Pensacola Bay in the year 1976.  

Aug 15   In the year 1976 jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84  

Aug 16   Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Aug 16   In the year 1976 in the Mindanao area of the Philippines, a 7.9 earthquake occurred near the west coast of Mindanao, about 950 kilometers south of Manila. A tsunami was generated in the Moro Gulf causing considerable damage and loss of life. It is estimated that the earthquake and tsunami killed 5,000 to 8,0000 people  

Aug 17   Murvyn Vye, actor (Road to Bali, Escape to Burma), dies at 63 in the year 1976.  

Aug 18   In the year 1976 uSSR's Luna 24 soft-lands on Moon  

Aug 19   Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention in the year 1976.  

Aug 20   Phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Ken James, cricketer (kept wicket for NZ in 11 Tests), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, pres of Brazil (1955-60), dies at 73 in the year 1976.  

Aug 24   On this day in history michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76  

Aug 24   Soyuz 21 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Eyvind Johnson, Swedish author (Nobel-1974), dies at 76 in the year 1976.  

Aug 26   In the year 1976 lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 88  

Aug 27   British MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud in the year 1976.  

Aug 29   On this day in history anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18  

Aug 30   In the year 1976 tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of the Today Show  

Aug 30   On this day in history uSS Oriskany, the last of the Essex-class attack carriers, was decommissioned at San Francisco and placed in the mothball fleet. Oriskany saw extensive action in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.  

Aug 31   In the year 1976 kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81  

Sep 01   On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-197  

Sep 01   Wayne L Hays, (Rep-D-Oh), resigns (scandal with Elizabeth Ray) in the year 1976.  

Sep 03   The unmanned NASA spacecraft Viking Two makes a successful Mars landing to begin its mission of sending color photos back to Earth in the year 1976.  

Sep 03   The US spacecraft Viking 2 successfully lands on Mars on this day in history.  

Sep 05   On this day in history a E R Gilligan, cricketer (11 Tests for England 1922-25), dies  

Sep 06   On this day in history russian pilot defects to Japan in a Mig 25 jet, many smiles in the US  

Sep 07   US courts find George Harrison guilty of plagarism (He's So Fine) in the year 1976.  

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Jan 02   Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta)  

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht)  

Jan 18   Damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006 was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Emma Barton, English actress was born in the year 1976.  

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 03   Mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies in the year 1976.  

Jan 04   Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84 in the year 1976.  

Jan 05   Georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84 in the year 1976.  

Jan 08   In the year 1976 chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78  

Jan 10   In the year 1976 chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65  

Jan 11   In the year 1976 mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies  

Jan 12   Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 in the year 1976.  

Jan 13   On this day in history margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53